Dekmantel Podcast 046 - Anthony Naples

"It’s kind of whacky, but it comes from the heart,” says Anthony Naples about his Dekmantel podcast. Frankly, you would expect nothing less from the New York producer, who in just a couple of years has emerged as one of the most exciting artists in modern techno. His crowning glory to date was Body Pill, the album he released earlier this year on FourTet’s Text label after cult EPs on Miter Saturday Night and The Trilogy Tapes. His sound in the studio is raw and rugged, visceral and honest, melting together ambient and experimental tropes with his four four grooves. Importantly, his work in the DJ booth is just as idiosyncratic. From UDM’s disco to Theo Parrish’s shamanic house via DJ Sneak’s loopy jams and Fresh and Low’s slick tech, this is a wild mix that covers many stylistically diverse dance sounds in just 75 minutes. There are blends and fades, quick mixes and longer transitions and it lends the whole thing a live and authentic, playful, party starting style that is effortlessly enjoyable.